1. Russian Cargo Shuttle Crashes After LaunchPosted in AstronomyProgress 44 ,an unmanned Russian cargo ship that was to carry supplies to the International Space Station crew, had an engine malfunction a few minutes after take-off and crashed back to Earth.

2. Spermless Mosquitoes Help Halt Malaria SpreadPosted in Medicine and BiologyReleasing genetically modified, spermless male mosquitoes into the wild could in future help to prevent malaria transmission and reduce the chances of large outbreaks of the killer disease, British scientists said on Monday.

3. US Military Loses Hypersonic Test PlanePosted in TechnologyAn unmanned experimental aircraft designed to glide down from the upper atmosphere at 20 times the speed of sound lost contact with ground control on its second test flight on Thursday, a Pentagon agency said.

4. New Light Shed On Methane MysteryPosted in Earth SciencesAtmospheric levels of methane, 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide (CO2) at trapping heat, stayed steady for two decades to 2006 on wider fertilizer use to grow rice or a surge in natural gas demand, according to two separate studies in the journal Nature.

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5. China Covers Up Massive Oil SpillPosted in Earth SciencesChinese media and green groups on Wednesday slammed the state-run China National Offshore Oil Corporation and the marine watchdog for keeping an oil spill hidden from the public for nearly a month.

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6. Exxon Spills 42,000 Gallons of Crude Into Yellowstone RiverPosted in Earth SciencesAn oil spill that leaked as much as 42,000 gallons of crude into the Yellowstone River near Billings, Montana, had officials from Exxon Mobil Corp and the government scrambling on Sunday to assess damage and pinpoint the cause of the leak.

7. Near-Earth Asteroid Passes Over Atlantic Ocean Posted in AstronomyAn asteroid with an estimated girth as large as a garbage truck soared within 7,500 miles of the Earth on Monday as it passed harmlessly over the Atlantic Ocean, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

8. Remote Controlled Camera Reveals Interior of Mayan TombPosted in HumanityA tiny remote-controlled camera peered inside the tomb of a Mayan ruler that has been sealed for 1,500 years, revealing red frescoes, pottery and pieces of a funerary shroud made of jade and mother of pearl.

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